Both films underscore a central truth: under capitalism, personal decisions can be so severely restricted that they become almost irrelevant.
It is a dreadful work. A libel against humanity, humanity returned the favor by largely staying away in droves.
The overall result is a charming but cartoonish pastiche that, while broadly appealing, falls short of its ambition to be a truly insightful film
The director says she had “real images of war in her mind” while filming and wonders about “what context I see them”—but “context” is precisely what is missing from her film.
It is another indication of the broad-based opposition to the Trump administration and its drive toward dictatorship, including its vicious anti-immigrant witch-hunt.
A serious artistic appraisal of the Troubles, and serious attempts to understand their effect at a personal level, would have to begin from a historical and political understanding both of British imperialism and the limitations of bourgeois nationalism.
The second season of The Pitt is being aired in the midst of historical events that have thrust healthcare workers into the spotlight in an unprecedented manner.
With its explosive entry into social consciousness looking ever smaller in the rearview mirror, Squid Game’s third season sets out to close its story saga while seeding potential for a financially lucrative successor.
Both films underscore a central truth: under capitalism, personal decisions can be so severely restricted that they become almost irrelevant.
It is a dreadful work. A libel against humanity, humanity returned the favor by largely staying away in droves.
The overall result is a charming but cartoonish pastiche that, while broadly appealing, falls short of its ambition to be a truly insightful film
The director says she had “real images of war in her mind” while filming and wonders about “what context I see them”—but “context” is precisely what is missing from her film.
The capitalist crisis and the “donor class” are leading the BSO, the Metropolitan Opera, and other leading cultural institutions into the abyss.
Paoli’s work helped define the “cantautore” tradition and expressed Italy’s complex cultural transformation amid postwar reconstruction and social change.
While widely known and respected among musicians, Hammond purposefully avoided the trappings of celebrity bestowed upon “big name” artists.
Viewers complained at the censorship on social media, with one commenting, “I’ve never known the Brits bleep out so much stuff.”
Adam Hochschild’s vivid, engaging account of the political subordination of the society to the needs of a ruling class waging an imperialist war deserves a wide readership.
The force, the genius, of Emily Brontë’s novel is totally absent, wholly unexplored in this adaptation.
The presentation of 'Where Is America Going? Fascism or Socialism', featuring David North at the Leipzig Book Fair, met with strong interest and underscored the growing interest in a socialist perspective against fascism and war.
A serious artistic appraisal of the Troubles, and serious attempts to understand their effect at a personal level, would have to begin from a historical and political understanding both of British imperialism and the limitations of bourgeois nationalism.
The mass anti-government agitation in Sri Lanka “was the result of real class differences in our society, the divisions between the haves and the have nots” – Prasanna Vithanage
One of his most accomplished works is Omar, a 2013 film about a young Palestinian baker (Adam Bakri) who becomes involved in complex political and moral matters.
“I strongly denounce state-sponsored witch-hunt and prosecution against artists and activists who have come forward against Israel’s genocide.”
Department of Defense interventions into American entertainment media is to “get people acclimated to the presence of military personnel, military bases, military operations, and weapons… normalizing the presence of the military in almost every aspect of life.”
